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Attorney general: building inspector investigative files exempt from Alabama Open Records Act, city attorney tells Athens council
Summary
City Attorney Burke told the City Council on March 24 that the Alabama attorney general concluded building inspector files created during investigations into possible ordinance or code violations are not public records under the state's Open Records Act. A public commenter disputed that reading during the meeting.
City Attorney Burke told the Athens City Council on March 24 that the Alabama attorney general has concluded that building inspectors' files created during investigations into potential ordinance or building-code violations are not subject to disclosure under the state's Open Records Act.
The attorney general "confirmed that the city handled it correctly," Burke said, adding that the AG's analysis treats a building inspector's investigative materials the same as a law-enforcement investigative report and therefore exempt from disclosure. "A building…
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